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ARC files</big></big></big></h1>
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                      <p><a href="#manage_arc_format">WORK WITH ARC
FILE FORMAT, COMPRESSION AND EXTRACTION<br>
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            <h2><big><big><big><a name="manage_arc_format"></a><a
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extraction<br>
            </a></big></big></big></h2>
            <br>
            <a name="work_with_arc_files"></a>PeaZip provides full
read-write support (create, open and extract arc files) for FreeARC
ARC/WRC format
on Linux and Windows using FreeArc
as backend compression / extraction executable - please note SEA ARC is
a separate, non
compatible archive format.<br>
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                        <h3><big>Compress to ARC format<br>
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                        <p><a name="arc_file_creation"></a>To add
files/folders to a new archive or
into an existing .arc file</p>
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                            <h4><a name="arc_compression"></a>Compress
to ARC from system file explorer</h4>
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                              <p>Context menu
entry PeaZip &gt; Add to archive, shows archive creation
screen, to set compression settings, output destination,
encryption (password protection), and other archiving options.</p>
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                            <p><a name="add_to_arc_file"></a>Create arc
files from PeaZip</p>
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                              <p>Use Add
button
(or
Add context
menu entry) to show archive creation screen</p>
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                              <p>Drag and drop files / folders from the
system
to a
PeaZip
instance; if you are browsing
an existing archive you will be asked if you want to add files to
current archive or create a new one</p>
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                        <a name="how_to_create_arc_files"></a>From
archive creation screen it is also possible to apply encryption (<span
 style="font-weight: bold;">Blowfish</span>, <span
 style="font-weight: bold;">Twofish</span>, <span
 style="font-weight: bold;">AES</span>, and <span
 style="font-weight: bold;">Serpent</span> cyphers are supported)<span
 style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>to
password-protect the archive, <span style="font-weight: bold;">create
recovery records</span> (which allows to recover mildly corrupted
archives), and to <span style="font-weight: bold;">split
file</span> - create
multiple volumes smaller than desired<span style="font-style: italic;">
maximum output size</span>. From "Advanced" tab, it is possible to
further fine-tune compression settings.<br>
Learn more about <a href="how-to-compress-files-folders.html">how to
create arc, tar, zip archive files</a><br>
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                        <h3><big>Update existing ARC archives</big></h3>
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                        <a name="manage_arc_files"></a>Easiest way to
update an existing ARC archive is opening it in PeaZip and
dragging files/folders to it, read more about <a
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archives</a>.<br>
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Press cancel or "Delete from archive"
button to remove items already in archive, view also: <span
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archive</a>.<br>
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                        <a name="convert_zip_to_arc"></a>Converting
existing archives from / to
.arc format is possible using <span style="font-weight: bold;">Convert
                        </span>button,
which extracts and then re-pack input archive files, view faq about <a
 href="convert-files.html">how to convert arc, rar, zip files</a>
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                        <h2><big>Open ARC files</big></h2>
                        <br>
                        <a name="open_arc_archives"></a>Open arc
files in PeaZip with double click, or context menu "Open as archive"
entry,
that
will attempt to read any user provided file type regardless file
extension associations<br>
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                        <h2><big>Extract ARC files</big></h2>
                        <div style="text-align: left;"> </div>
                        <br>
                        <h3><a name="unzip_arc_files"></a>Decompress
ARC files from the system</h3>
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                          <li>
                            <p><a name="extract_arc_archives"></a>Context
menu PeaZip &gt; Extract... shows archive
extraction screen, to set
output path, password (if needed) and other extraction options</p>
                          </li>
                          <li>
                            <p><a name="arc_file_extractor"></a>Select
one
or more archives and use
context
menu&nbsp; <span style="font-weight: bold;">Extract here</span> or <span
 style="font-weight: bold;">Extract
here (to new folder)</span> for quick extraction with no further
confirmation </p>
                          </li>
                        </ul>
Extract ARC files from PeaZip
application<br>
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                          <li>
                            <p><a name="view_arc_files"></a>Extract
button shows archive
extraction screen providing access to all decompression options</p>
                          </li>
                          <li>
                            <p><a name="extract_arc"></a>Extract
all to... button starts
simplified
unpacking procedure, only asking for output path</p>
                          </li>
                          <li>As alternative, simply drag &amp; drop
from
the
application to the system the items you want to extract</li>
                        </ul>
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 title="How to decompress ARC archive" src="extract-archive.png"
 style="width: 112px; height: 45px;"></h2>
                        <a name="how_to_open_arc_file"></a>Doubleclick
on
an archived file to
open
it in
preview
mode, to inspect its content before real
extraction<br>
                        <a name="arc_extraction"></a>To
browse or extract a spanned (split) ARC file, save all the parts in
same
directory, open the first volume (.ARC.001 extension). </td>
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                        <h3><big>Work with encrypted ARC files<br>
                        </big></h3>
                        <br>
                        <a name="arc_utility"></a>To create or extract
an encrypted
.arc file, enter
the password from the padlock icon, alternatively click Tools
&gt;
Enter
password / keyfile in main menu, or F9 accelerator key.<br>
                        <h3><img alt="unzip arc files"
 title="ARC file password" src="rar-files/cryptography.gif"
 style="width: 16px; height: 16px;" align="middle"></h3>
                        <a name="handle_arc_archives"></a>Password
protected items are
marked by * sign after
filename.<br>
ARC ecryption algorithm can be changed in Advanced tab,
supported cyphers are <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blowfish </span>(448bit
cypher with 64 bit blocks), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Twofish256</span>,
                        <span style="font-weight: bold;">AES256 </span>(default),
                        <span style="font-weight: bold;">Serpent256</span>.<br>
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archives</a> and <a href="extract-encrypted-files.html">how to extract
encrypted archives</a><br>
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